Welcome back to Brockstone Grasmere Cottage !

Welcome back to Brockstone Grasmere Cottage

We’ve been closed since 23 March 2020 due to Covid-19, but the Government has now told us that we can re open from 4 July 2020.

We do have some weeks still available, as guests from overseas had to cancel due to travel restrictions. The weeks that we can offer are

25 July-1 August  
29 August- 5 September
19 -26 September
10-17 October
17-24 October

(Sorry, 25 July week and 10 October week now booked)

We are also taking bookings for the winter months and through 2021.

If you would like to make a reservation please contact us asap.

Boots off at the end of a walk

Find out how to make a booking by reading this page .

The Lake District is opening up to visitors following the Covid-19 lockdown. We will be posting here the latest news as things get back to normal. From 4 July 2020 many pubs, restaurants, cafes and attractions with be opening, though withe appropriate Covid rules in place. Check back here to find out the latest.

Here are links to some of the local websites that will give you the latest news. Click on the name to get to the website . I’ll add to this list as places reopen, with news about what’s on offer. Today (Tuesday 23 June) the Government has just made its big announcement. It’s too soon yet to be able to post much information here. The links below might be helpful.

The Westmorland Gazette our local newspaper.

Zeffirelli’s Cinemas and restaurants  Ambleside .Currently closed, but they’ve emailed us to say that they are opening soon. Oh how we’ve missed Zeffs!

The National Trust 

The Lake District National Park Authority

Come back and stay in the Lake District UNESCO World Heritage Site. We look forward to welcoming visitors back to this wonderful area.

Your Next Visit to the Lake District.

When is your next visit to the Lake District? Some of our guests at Brockstone Grasmere Cottage like to book their next visit at the end of their stay, so that they always have a week in the glorious Lake District World Heritage Site to look forward to.

Your next visit to the Lake District

The Easter weeks in 2020 have already been booked. The guests who stayed this year have already bagged their next visit. You might need to book your own week well ahead!

We still have some spring weeks available in March and April. Spring is a lovely time to visit the Lake District –read about it here.

Here are a few spring photographs taken around Brockstone Grasmere Cottage.

You can check on the official Cumbria Tourism website, Go Lakes to find events happening  in the Lake District.

It may be that your next visit to the Lake District has to be in school holidays, in which case we still have the weeks 18-25 July, 1-8 August and 15 August- 5 September available. The October half term might also be an option. Autumn in the Lake District is a beautiful time to visit. Here are some photos and blog posts from past autumns. 

What time of year will your next visit be?

We think that you can visit the Lake District at any time of year. Here’s an article I wrote that highlights the joys of the different times of year for your next visit to the Lake District.

Would you like to come in Spring? Read about Spring in the Lake District here .You can reserve your visit for spring 2020 right now. Check on our calendar to see the available dates and rates.

Spring in the Lake District

Maybe you would like to visit in high summer? Don’t leave it too long to book one of our July or August weeks. Here’s a blog post I wrote about Summer in the Lake District last year.

I’ve already written above about the wonderful joys of Autumn, but many people like to book a winter stay in the Lake District, and we have returning guests booked in for their  visits in November and December.

Christmas Market Windermere

We have lots of Christmas Markets in the Lake District which are great for buying unusual gifts, as well as enjoying music, food and drink.

The days may be short, but the views can be stunning. It’s a wonderful time to wrap up and get out in the fresh air before returning to cosy Brockstone Grasmere Cottage, with its relaxing spa bath and lovely log burning stove.

November Reflections Rydal Water

Time to check your diary .

We look forward to welcoming you on your next visit to the Lake District.

Last minute November Offer.

Check your diary. We have a great last minute November Offer.

****LAST MINUTE AUTUMN SPECIAL OFFER 9-16 NOVEMBER 2019*****

This week has now been reduced from £545 to £435. Catch the last of the autumn colours and treat yourself to a week in the glorious Lake District.

If you can’t manage a full week, take any 4 nights for £350.

November offer

Please contact us asap!

Log burning stove in our Grasmere cottage

We also still have the week 23 November- 30 November available.

We actually have 11 days available from 23 November to morning of 4 December, so if you would like a long weekend you could stay over the weekend of 30 November. We’re open to short breaks or a full week. Contact us for our best rates. Minimum stay 3 nights.

14-21 December also still available…..

Read more about Winter in the Lake District here.

A still Rydal Water reflects the sky in November

Lake District Autumn Offer

Lake District Autumn offer coming your way at Brockstone Grasmere Cottage. As a wet and cold August draws to a close, it’s time to look ahead to a glorious autumn, and where better to spend a week in autumn than in The Lake District World Heritage site? 

Brockstone Cottage in Grasmere Parish with views over Rydal Water

Brockstone cottage is located in the parish of Grasmere, with stunning views over Rydal Water and the Lake District fells. It’s in the heart of the Lake District. There are fantastic walks from the door. Take up one of our Lake District Autumn Offers and enjoy a week of fresh air and wonderful scenery.

Last minute special offer

This page was displaying our last minute autumn offers but all October dates are now fully booked. We do have some winter weeks still available, and may be able to offer short breaks if you contact us with a request ( minimum stay 3 nights)

Boots off at the end of a walk

More about a Lake District Autumn

I’ve written elsewhere about The Lake District in Autumn. Click here for more information

Maybe all you really need is some photos to show you what you can enjoy on your Lake District autumn visit.

Places to visit in a Lake District Autumn

No visit to Grasmere and the Lake District is complete without visiting The Wordsworth Trust, just 10 minute’s walk down the road from Brockstone Grasmere Cottage.

Dove Cottage Grasmere

A 20 minute walk in the other direction to Rydal Village , via the famous Coffin Road Walk , will take you to Rydal Mount, home to William Wordsworth in his later years. This is one of many wonderful walks from the door of Brockstone Grasmere Cottage. 

Rydal Hall Gardens always worth a visit

Take a trip to the Theatre by the Lake at Keswick for live theatre in a beautiful setting.

For movies and special events, live music and good food you must visit Zeffirellis and Fellini’s Ambleside.

Visit one of the many National Trust Lake District  properties .

Wray Castle, National Trust

Visit John Ruskin’s house, Brantwood, Coniston . If you’ve been watching ITV’s  Deep Water, you can call in at The Bluebird Cafe , Coniston, whcih is the cafe used in the TV programme. For more information on the locations used in Deep Water click here.

Bluebird Cafe Consiton

Last minute offer August 31- September 7 2019- sorry now booked!

We have one week left at the end of the summer holidays. The week from 31 August to 7 September 2019 was £950, but we’ve now reduced this to £790 for last minute bookings. ***** Sorry, this has now been booked. *******

Our next available week is from 28 September 2019- 5 October 2019- now reduced for last minute bookings

This week was £875, and we’ve now reduced it to £749 for last minute bookings. It’s early autumn in the Lake District. Read more here. 

Check our latest review.

Our latest review has to be one of the best ever! It was posted on the Home Away website. 

WONDERFUL !!!

This holiday was one of the best I have ever had in respect of the location of the cottage, the cottage and all the views, walks and scenery around us. Check in/out was so straightforward and laid back with a map and details about the cottage, we soon felt at home. We drove up to the cottage on arrival day (glad I watched the video on the drive from Dove Cottage, this helped me a lot) and did not move the car once until departure day. Sue and Peter are very lucky people to own this property and I felt a lucky person to have had the pleasure in staying in their property.

Looking down at Rydal from Brockstone

How to book our last minute offer

If you would like to book our last minute offer for the week 28 September- 5 October 2019, please go to our Contact and  Bookings page.

We look forward to hearing from you!

 

 

 

Last Minute offer for our Grasmere Cottage July 2019

The week from 13 July to 20 July 2019 is still available! It seems odd when we’ve been taking bookings for May 2020 this week, that such a lovely summer week in 2019 is still available. However, that week is available, and if you’re looking for a bargain Grasmere offer, this could be perfect.

Stay in the heart of the Lake District UNESCO World Heritage site.

What better place to stay – with our great July Offer

Our July weeks are usually £950, but if you can come 13-20 July 2019, you can take advantage of a last minute rate of £795.

Here are some of the sights you can enjoy on our Grasmere Offer this July

Rydal Caves- on the famous Rydal Round walk from Brockstone Grasmere Cottage. one of many great White Moss Circular walks from the cottage door.

Rydal Caves, a short walk from Brockstone

Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth museum just down the road from Brockstone

This is the website for Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth museum.

St Mary’s Rydal , May

Rydal Hall on a frosty November morning

Rydal Hall looks even better in summer. Here is the link to their website.

There is so much to do and see in the Lake District in summer. Please take a look around our website and blog for lots of great ideas.

If you have left it late to book your summer holiday, you might like to know that the have had a cancellation for 3-10 August.

Please contact us to make a booking. We look forward to hearing from you.

Rydal Village

Rydal Village is 1 mile from Brockstone Grasmere Cottage. Turn left out of the cottage gate, and amble along the famous old “Coffin Route”, also known as the “Wordsworth Walk”. This link shows you the route in reverse via GPS.with some lovely photos.

After about 20 minutes of easy walking and glorious views you arrive at Rydal Village. Here is a post I wrote about walking around Rydal Water, taking in Rydal Village. 

Flowers Rydal Village

What to see at Rydal Village

Rydal Hall

In Rydal Village you will find Rydal Hall and Gardens, formerly the home of the Le Fleming family, now owned by the Diocese of Carlisle . Rydal Hall is well worth a visit. The gardens hold lots of hidden treasures.

Tulips in Rydal Hall Gardens

Rydal Church

You can also visit Rydal Church. Wordsworth was instrumental in organising the building of Rydal Church. At the time, there was now church in Rydal ( which is why the coffin route went from Rydal to the ancient church of St Oswald’s in Grasmere) For more information about Rydal Church click here.  

St Mary’s Rydal , May

Rydal Mount

The Dove Cottage in Grasmere  is Wordsworth’s most famous home,  but when he became rich and famous he moved to Rydal Mount. in Rydal Village. Rydal Mount is a charming house with beautiful gardens and views, open to the public.

Rydal Mount

The Old Schoolroom tea room Rydal

Stop off on your walk for home made soup, sandwiches and cakes at Rydal Hall tea room, known as the Old Schoolroom tea shop.  For more information click this link.

Old Schoolroom tea room Rydal

The Badger Bar Rydal Village

Rydal Village has very few houses, and no shops, but it does have a pub with a great choice of beers and good food. The Badger Bar is popular with the locals and visitors. What could be better than stopping off for a local beer on your walk round Rydal Water?  Here’s a link to the Badger Bar website. 

Dora’s Field Rydal Village

Dora’s Field is beside Rydal Church and Rydal Mount. Wordsworth had always planned to build a house for his daughter, Dorothy (Dora) there. Sadly Dora died, and William planted many daffodils there in her memory. Dora’s Field, Rydal Village, is now owned by the National Trust. If you can , visit Dora’s Field at Daffodil time, or to see the bluebells.

Dora’s Field Rydal Village

Dora’s field Rydal, a short walk from Brockstone Cottage

Rydal Woods

Just over the road from the Badger Bar, cross the bridge (known as Dipper Bridge) and follow the path to your right to Rydal Woods. Rydal Woods  are home to the most wonderful display of bluebells. The picturesque location is the site of many photo shoots and the inspiration for many artists.

Rydal Village Walk

Rydal Caves

Rydal Caves are not in the village itself. You need to cross the road at the Badger Bar, go over the bridge, turn right through the Rydal Woods to the start of Rydal Water, then strike out on the high path to your left.

Rydal Caves

On the shore of Rydal Water

There are so many glorious walks that you can do from the door of Brockstone Grasmere Cottage. Here is a link to the “White Moss Walks” , so called because Brockstone is in the famous  The walk to Rydal Village is just a delightful walk to have on your doorstep.

 Rydal Village attracts visitors from around the world. It’s on your doorstep when you stay at  Brockstone Grasmere Cottage. 

I hope you have enjoyed reading this page. All the photographs are my own. You may use them, but please credit me, and link back to this page.

Sue Dixon – on twitter @GrasmereCottage and @Whitemosshouse  and also on Facebook  

March and April Offers

We have some great March and April offers for you at Brockstone Grasmere Cottage . All the weeks that we still have available in March and April have now been reduced for last minute bookings.Please go to our home page or bookings page, scroll down to the calendar at the bottom of the page and check your dates ( Saturday changepver) to see our offers.

The daffodils are well out in the Brockstone garden, after the hot spell in February. William Wordsworth wrote his most famous poem, Daffodils, just along the road from Brockstone Grasmere Cottage. Find out more here.

Daffodils at Brockstone Cottage

The week from 23 March to 30 March has  been reduced and is now only £490. These are just two of our great March and April Offers.

Bench in Brockstone Grasmere cottage garden

The famous Wordsworth walk past Brockstone Cottage garden in Spring

Easter in the Lake District.

Easter is very, very late this year. School holidays are all over the place, with some schools having two weeks from 30 March and going back, before having the Easter weekend off. Some start their holidays on 6 April. Some start on 13 April. As a result of all this lateness and confusion, ( and maybe (shhh) Brexit?!) it seems that many people are holding off from making an Easter reservation.

If you haven’t decided where to go for your Easter 2019 holiday, you might be able to take advantage of our April offers.

We’ve reduced 6-13 April from the original £875 to just £770. We’ve also reduced 20 April to 27 April from £825 to £765. This is for 2, 3 or 4 guests. You are also welcome to bring your dog. Walks from the door are a highlight of your stay at Brockstone Grasmere Cottage. For more information about walks from the door click through this link.

Bench overlooking Grasmere on a walk from Brockstone

I’ve written an article about Easter in the Lake District which you can read here. This is such a great time to visit the Lake District World Heritage Site.

March and April offers

For information about what’s on in the Lake District National Park this March and April check the Official Go Lakes Website .

Please get in touch with us if we can help you with any questions. We’d love to welcome you to Brockstone Grasmere Cottage . Cosy, comfortable, peaceful, stunning views, great walks from the door…….all at special March and April offers in 2019!

January Sunshine

January sunshine is very special here in the Lake District. Often January is dark and damp, but this year it’s been dry, but mostly cloudy. However, on a day like today when the sky is blue and the sun shines there is simply nowhere better for a brisk winter walk.

When you have January sunshine you can even take your lunch outside on the terrace of Brockstone Grasmere Cottage as you can see in the photo below.

Lunch on Brockstone Grasmere Cottage terrace, January

More photos of January sunshine

Just before I head off for a walk on this sunny January morning, here are some more photos from days of January sunshine in recent years.

Snowdrops at our Grasmere Cottage

View from Loughrigg

This is a great walk to do from Brockstone Grasmere Cottage.

Here are some more walks you can do from the cottage. These White Moss Walks are circular. Brockstone Grasmere cottage is in the area known as White Moss. Perfect for walks from the door.

January Sunshine Sale

Just a reminder that we still have two March weeks available at a reduction of £105 on the normal rate. Book before the end of January to receive this huge discount. Read about our January Sale here.

For more information about what’s on in the Lake District check the official Tourism site Go Lakes. There is also lots more information on the Lake District National Parks site here.

It’s Sale Time at our Grasmere Cottage

All our remaining April weeks have now been considerably reduced. Our last minute rates are available for the weeks 6-13 April, 20-27 April and 27 April to 4 May.

Our  Sale lets you enjoy a stay in April at a very special rate

Our  Sale for our Grasmere Cottage enables you enjoy our famous daffodils and bluebells.

Here are some photos taken in March in previous years.

Daffodils at Brockstone Cottage

Daffodils in the Brockstone Garden in March become yours to enjoy at a great saving in our  Sale.

The famous Wordsworth walk past Brockstone Cottage garden in Spring

I’ve written an article about Wordsworth’s most famous poem, “Daffodils”  which you can read here.

Bench in Brockstone Grasmere cottage garden

Take advantage of our Sale to book Spring in the Lake District

Spring has to be one of the best times to visit the Lake District. Here’s a previous article I’ve written about Spring in the Lake District. In 2019 Easter falls very late, so March will be a relatively quiet time to visit the Lake District World Heritage Site.The children will still be in school. The days will already be lengthening, so it should be a great time to visit our Grasmere Cottage with stunning views.  With walks from the door, the fresh country Spring air, the flowers, the peace…..why not treat yourselves to a bargain week at our Grasmere Cottage?

Brockstone Cottage lies in the Heart of the World Heritage Site